Capistrano Beach Cities Ymca-Ambuehl
School Age Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Aug 28, 1989
GoldiCheck · State record
Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101516.5(b)(1) (Teacher-Child Ratio — Based on observation at 2;45 pm, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above that one staff was supervising 28 children in Y2 which poses an immediate health, safety risk to persons in care. Staff stated help will arrive soon. LPA observed another staff arrived at 3:15 pm.) from 2024-02-21
Changes which findings count toward the tier.
Violations by severity
Type A citations mean an immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights; Type B citations mean a violation that could become one if not corrected. This grading is assigned by CCLD, not GoldiCheck.
- Type A1
- Type B3
All violations
4 violations shown
Type A(1)
Teacher-Child Ratio — Based on observation at 2;45 pm, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above that one staff was supervising 28 children in Y2 which poses an immediate health, safety risk to persons in care. Staff stated help will arrive soon. LPA observed another staff arrived at 3:15 pm.
Type B(3)
Buildings and Grounds — Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, Child 1 (C1) was able to obtain a can opener, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Reporting Requirements — Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the incidents regarding Child 1’s (C1) elopement were not reported to the department which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Teacher Aide Qualifications and Duties — On 2:45 pm based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above having an aid with 13 children outside on the bench area poses a potential health, safety risk to persons in care. Another staff arrived at 3:15 pm.
How we rate this daycareCalifornia CCLD records›
California pre-grades every violation itself: Type A means an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights; Type B means a violation that, if not corrected, could become that same immediate risk. We never escalate above the state's own grade.
🔴 Serious concerns — any of:
- The license is on probation — CCLD requires the facility to comply with specific terms and conditions to prevent revocation of its license
- A Type A violation is on record — CCLD's own most serious grade, meaning an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights
🟡 Watch carefully — any of:
- A Type B violation is on record — CCLD's own lesser-risk grade, meaning a violation that, if not corrected, could become an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights
🟢 Clean
Actively licensed, with no violations in your lookback window.
Worth knowing: California's public records don't always say whether a specific violation was later fixed, so we don't discount a Type A's severity by guessing at correction status — CCLD's own definition notes a Type A citation "will always be issued, even if the violation is corrected on the spot." A single Type A moves a facility to Serious concerns, matching CCLD's own grading directly.
Data sourced from California CCLD (CCLD Facility Search). Last updated: Sep 14, 2026. GoldiCheck is not affiliated with CCLD. Always verify with the CCLD Facility Search record (search Facility #300607120).